Background: This systematic literature review of the epidemiology of Guillain-Barré
syndrome (GBS) identifies trends in incidence rates by age, study method and cause of …

Objective To undertake a systematic review of literature published between 1980 and 2008
on the incidence of autoimmune thyroid disease. Design All relevant papers found through …

There is a wide choice of fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) for colorectal cancer screening.
Goal: To highlight the issues applicable when choosing a FOBT, in particular which FOBT is …

Background The National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) in
England uses a guaiac-based faecal occult blood test (gFOBt). A quantitative faecal …

Worldwide, colorectal (CRC) is the third most common form of cancer, after lung and breast
cancer, and the fourth most common cause of cancer death, although in developed …

Objective: Minocycline is an antibacterial drug used in the treatment of acne. Concern has
been expressed over the possibility of severe adverse reactions to minocycline, including …

European Journal of Cancer Prevention published one review, nine research papers and
one short paper on this topic. A number of these papers discussed aspects of faecal testing …

BACKGROUND New screening tests for colorectal cancer continue to emerge, but the
evidence needed to justify their adoption in screening programs remains uncertain …

Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) reduces CRC mortality; many countries have
implemented population-based CRC screening programmes and many more are poised to …

Using the General Practice Research Database, the authors performed (1) a cohort analysis
comparing the incidence of liver dysfunction in new users of minocycline with new users of …